Wordly Wise 8 Language Arts 7 Thurston Middle

Wordly Wise 8 Language Arts 7 Thurston Middle School Amy Cochren

1. acrid Sharp, irritating, or bitter to the sense of taste or smell

2. casualty A person killed or injured in war or an accident

3. congested Overcrowded; filled to full Filled with fluid

4. cope To manage problems or difficulties successfully

5. headlong With great speed or force; reckless Recklessly; without time or careful thought

6. hurtle To move with great force and speed

7. impede To get in the way of; To interfere with the movement of

8. inevitable Bound to happen; unavoidable

9. initiate To put into effect; to bring into use To take in as a member

10. irate Very angry; furious

11. lax Not strictly enforced; Undemanding; careless Not tight; loose

12. negligent Failing to take proper care of or to give proper attention to

13. smolder To burn slowly without bursting into flames; To exist in a hidden state before bursting into the open

14. stringent Strict; severe

15. throng A large number of people gathered together; A crowd; To gather or move in large numbers

List 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. acrid casualty congested cope headlong hurtle 7. impede 8. inevitable 9. initiate 10. irate 11. lax 12. negligent

List 13. smolder 14. stringent 15. throng

Test Format: Fifteen fill in the blank sentences with a word bank. The word bank will have the vocabulary word as listed in the form given in the book. You will have to decide if you need to change the word in any way. You may have to change the tense or form of the word. The form must be spelled properly!

Strategies for Studying: Create three lists of the vocabulary words: a. Nouns b. Adjectives c. Verbs Knowing how the word functions will help you select the right word to fill in the blank.

nouns: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. casualty congestion impediment initiation negligence throng

adjectives: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. acrid congested headlong inevitable irate lax 7. negligent 8. stringent

verbs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. cope hurtle impede initiate smolder throng

Question: What is the noun form of negligent?

Question: What is the noun form of impede?

Question: What word means “to move in large numbers”?

Question: Which word means “not tight; loose”?

Question: What might have an acrid smell?

Question: Why did the fleeing women have trouble breathing?

Question: What happened to the women who jumped from the windows?

Question: What was the number of victims of the Triangle fire?

Question: What did the official inquiry fail to do?

Question: Why were the citizens of New York irate?

Question: How did the narrowness of the stairway contribute to the disaster?

Question: Did the women leave the work area in an orderly manner?

Question: How did their inadequate equipment hamper the firefighters?

Question: How did the people of New York pay their respects to the dead women?

Question: What was so terrible about the lack of concern by the authorities?